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A40620	A full relation of the late expedition of the Right Honourable, the Lord Monroe, Major-generall of all the Protestant forces in the province of Vulster. With their severall marches and skimishes [sic] with the bloody Irish rebels, and what towns and castles they have taken. And the number of horse and foot on both sides. Also, two declarations, and an oath of confederacy, whereby they bind themselves utterly to ruine and destroy the Protestants in that kingdome. And a letter from the Lord Digby, His Majesties secretary, of great concernment; sent to the Dutchesse of Buckingham: which was intercepted. Published by authority.	Bristol, George Digby, Earl of, 1612-1677.	1644 (1644)	Wing F2363; ESTC R824	9,959	16

people still flying before us carying and driving with them towards Drogheduth and Dublin all their goods and cattell From Ardie the twelfth day wee came to Dundaik an● leagured within a mile of it neere Bedloes Castle where the Generall Major tooke a speciall care that no hurt at all was done to them or to any place which he heard belonged to any of the Eng●ish Garrisons From thence the Forces under the command of Sir William Stuart Sir Robert Stuart and the rest in and neere London-dery and Eviskillin did march the next way homewards The thirteenth day we came and leagured also by the Neur●y The Generall Major with 5 or 6 Officers did ride into the Town and desired Lieutenant Colonell Mathewes who after the Scots Garrison left that place was appointed Governour there by the Lord Marquesse of Ormond that he might have passage through the Towne with the Army the next morning which he r●fus●d whereupon some hot words grew betwixt them and one Captaine Perkins a young Captaine in that Garrison gave some offensive words both to the Generall Major and some of the Officers that were with him Whereupon after the Generall Major r●tu●ned from the Towne to the Campe he sent a Drummer to the Governour and charged him to give him passage or if not to be upon his guard being resolved to have stormed the Towne and taken it in Mathewes persisted obstinate in his denyall● after two severall faire messages which were sent unto him by the Generall Major which being perceived by the Commanders of the Army● and fore-seeing the mischiefe that might come to that place and the spilling of Protestants blood did labour earnestly with the General Major to passe by that time and not to take notice of their folly and indiscretion which he out of his respects to the Lord Conway who had then a company in that place an● to shew he could better rule his passion then the Governour and the rest of that Garrison was nobly pleased to doe From thence the next day we marched to a pl●ce neere the banside T●● f●urteenth da● live passed two miles further then Less●e G●r●● An● the fi●t●●nth day every Regimen● retired towards t●●ir 〈◊〉 quarters in the Counties of Downe and Antrim Si●●e our r●turne the Earle of Castle-haven and Owen Mac-Art d●e threaten hard that they will immediatly follow us down into our quarters and drive us into the Sea if God and we will give them leave and truely we and all other Protestants of whatsoever nati●n they be in this Kingdome may expect this measure from them if they get their will as by all their proceedings since the beginning of this detestable Rebellion may plainly appeare to any man that will not wil●ully blind himselfe Their late oath of con●ederacy published in May last or at least then came to our knowledge may demonstrate it And for further testimony to every une cannot omit a Declaration which they have lately published upon occasion of some disturbance and divisiions that did begin and were like to come to a great height amongst themselves the originall whereof did come to my hands amongst some papers that were gotten at one Robert Nugents house Vncle or Cozen to the Earle of Westmeath which though a gallant house and a good Bawne he deserted where we gained the passe at Fynam A true copy whereof I herewith send for the better satiafaction of every true hearted Protes●ant The Originall under the hands of M●c Mahon O Rely Ro. Nugent and others of that hellish crew I keepe and if perchance you have not seene the oath of confederacy before mentioned I also send you a copie hereof each of these two instruments will expound one the other The Declation will shew how hatefull the English Government is and hath bin unto them which they tearm a servitude And that designe therein mentioned is to shake it off and to get the Government in their own hands and for Religion to establish the Catholike Roman profession It is then cleer how they intend to maintaine the Kings prerogative● dignity and power over Ireland which hath so long beene anexed to the imperiall Crowne of England and what is that Episcopall jurisdiction power of the Church and priv●ledges of prelates they sweare in their oath of confederacy to maintaine though by both severally it is cleer eno●gh that they intend to give the King no ●urther obedience ●ither in matters of policie or Religion● then he shall con●orm himself to their desires which God I hope will let his Majesty see And this expedition of ours will make t●ose that are of their partie ashamed to put his Majesty in furt●er ●opes● that these bragging impostures who are not able to de●●nd their own Country from a hand●ull of us marching out of a corner of two or three Counties with Gods blessing and 20. dayes provision and not 20. dayes before in p●eparation against them who from all the parts of the kingdome have these seuen or eight months been preparing themselvas for a land expedition against us wil never be able to per●orm their vast and not beleeved by themselues undertakings to his Majestie for his assistance in England who at the best are a broken reed and will run in the hand of every one that will rest upon them from which good Lord deliver our King and his posterity and send a happy accord betwixt him and his people of England and Scotland and a prosperous war in Ireland untill Gods justice be satisfied the Kings honour vindicated the true Religion established and the professours therof secured against the barbarous and bloody designs and attempts of those unhumane and mercilesse Rebels After the writing hereof advertis●ment came unto me Ma●or Rawden that intelligence is this 23. of Iuly 1644. came unto him that the Irish Army consisting of 15000. horse and foot are upon their march towards and as far adv●nced Dundalk whereupon we are putting our selves in a present posture of readinesse to go out and meet them but I am afeard that all our Army who were last upon the fields cannot be brought together for want of provision But● God I hope will be on our side and so we will not feare who can be against us A Declaration and Oath of confederacie against the English and Scottish Protestants inhabiting within the Kingdom of Ireland 1644. VVHereas we are informed● that it is generally conceived and believed by the English and Scottish Protestants inhabitants of this Kingdome That we the Lords Gentry and others of the said Kingdome● have taken armes and raysed forces for the extirpation and banishing them out of this Kingdome thereby to acquire to our selves their Goods and Estates We therefore desire to be rightly understood for we hereby declare t●at we consented not nor intend nor never will intend not con●iscend to any such act● but doe utterly declaime therein but that each man knowne to be a conformable mo●erate Protestant may as well

as the Roman Catholike respectively live and injoy the ●reedome of there owne Religion and quietly and peaceably possess● their owne so farre as they or any of them shall joyn with us in this Oath following I A. B. Doc in the presence of Almightie God and all the Angels and Saints in Heaven and by the contents of this Bible promise vow sweare and protest to beare faith and true allegance to our Soverane L●rd King Charles and the heires and successors of his ●egotten and will defend him and as farre as I may with my life power and estate against all persons as shall attempt any thing against his or their persons honours estates and dignities And that I will with the exposing of my life power and estates joyne with the Irish army or any other to recover His Majesties Royall prerogatives forc●bly wrested from him by the Puritans in the houses of Parliament in England and to maintaine the same against them and all others that ●hall directly or indirectly endeavour to suppresse or do● any ast contrary to regall government As also to maintaine Episcopall Iurisdictions and the lawfulnesse thereof the Churches power and priviledges of Prelates and the lawfull rights and priviledges of the subjects and I will doe no act or thing directly or indirectly to hinder the free and publike exercise of the Roman Religion in any of his Majesties Dominions and that I will joyne with and be assisting to the members of this Common-wealth for redresse to be had of the grievances and pressures thereof in such manner and forme as shall be thought fit by a lawfull Parliament and to my power and as far as I may I will passe and bring to condigne punishment even to the losse of life liberty and estate al such as either by force practise councells plots conspiracies or otherwise doe or attempt any thing to the contrary of any Article clause or thing in this present Oath Vow and Protestation contained and neither for hope of reward or feare of punishment nor any respect whatsoever shall relinquish this Oath and Protestation So helpe me God This Declaration and Oath was entred in the councell book of K●●kenny this is a true copie thereof witnesse my hand 1644. Phil. Kerny Cler. Counsi Hibernae The second Declaration of the Irish Rebells against the Brittish forces in the Province of ULSTER WE and others the Natives of this Kingdom of Irland profess●ng the Catholike Religion having long suffered the oppression of English who deprived us of the benefits of all our native soyle● made us under colour of Religion incapable of dignities and offices separating of us from being part●ers of the Government of our owne Country his Royall Majesty being pleased to expresse his favour to his subjects of England and Scotland in admitting them to the place of government in these Kingdomes and to expresse their inveterate malice against us have threatned to extirpate us and banish our Religion our of this dominion contrarie to his Majesties graces and royall favours hitherto extended towards us● and have trampled on his Majesties royall prerogatives above p●e●●d●nt of preced●nt times we having for these many yeares con●●●●ed in this servitude● and our complaints rejected and thtea●ed w●th wor●e usage ●●nding our soules toucht with zeale to our Re●●●i●n without which we cannot subsist● and the true loyaltie which 〈◊〉 owe to our Soverai●ne P●ince whose prerogative we hold e●●psed and conceive our Natives as well worthy to manage the affaires of our C●untry as those of the English nation that are sent to governe amongst us● being for the most part of the meanest of t●at people● have for the defence of his Majesties royall prerogatives the liberties of our lawes and Country and the establishm●nt of our Religion taken Armes without intention to prejudice any manner of person in his life liberty or goods or estate other t●en such as pro●●sse adversaries to that ou● just designe And for that we are informed that many under colour of furthering those our int●n●m●nts rayse armes and convert those their armes and fo●●es to revenge their private quarells oppresse and prey their neig●bours We therefore doe publish this our Declaration and desire all men to take notice thereof that whosoever shall seeke to avenge him upon any man for private respect or shall take any prey or bootie of any nature of this Kingdome or any English Scots or other borne out of this Kingdome professing the Catholike Religion that are or shall be converted to the Catholike Religion or shall enter upon any of their possessions We do hereby declare it to be contrary to our intentions● and contrary the intentions of all those that are joyned in league with us and i● any party that doth seeke any such avenge shall not desist and that such persons as hath taken possessions of any lands or taken any goods from any persons qualified as aforesaid and will not forthwith make restitution that we will deeme him a disturber of the Common-wealth and take revenge of him as of our publike enemie Calmae Maghoure Philip Orely Ro. Nugent and others A Copie of my Lord DIGBIES Letter to the Dutchesse of Buckingham Madame THe shame of my fault to have been thus long without acknowledging the honor of a former Lettter from your grace would have destroyed the joy of a redoubled happinesse in the same kind did not the extream uncertainty of our condition hereof late and the hazard of the passages excused delay in the performance of that deuty wherein I shall never be guilty of a voluntary neglect Madam I esteem it a great misfortune to the Kings affaires that the Ships provided to and expected by my Lord o●Antrim have failed him but misfortunes are many times without faults I am sure he is guilty of none having so nobly complyed with his undertakings nor indeed can that then hath been of the Kings partie For all Councell imaginable hath been taken to procure ships both in Ireland and in England but how the former failed I cannot say having not heard thence these many months and for these here in England particularly the Barkleys ships they have been shut up by the Parliament ships in the Port but I hope the taking of Leverpool may now set them free I am now dispatching away Bryan O. Neale to the Marquis of Ormond with a Commission to meet and conclude either a peace or farther cessation for Gods sake Madam contribute an interest in the procuring of a good one there is no way by which my Lord of Antrtm can want more which I confesse he hath done already to a degree beyond that which your Grace desired should passe as a mark of it wherein I humbly thank your Grace for your noble confidence of my desires to serve you which shall never be wanting to any command of yours with all imaginary industry but in this I can be but a second instrument the work● of this time must be the Queens whose pleasure once t●orowly expressed in it will not quicken more but make more comfortable the design in soliciting So Madam Your Graces most faithfull humble servant GEORGE DIGBY FINIS